Google Plus Gets Updated for iOS Devices

Google has been rolling out upgrades for its popular social networking platform, Google Plus. While Google Plus already received the upgrade for Android devices, iOS or Apple gadgets lagged behind. Google has finally unveiled the new iOS version of Google Plus and the rollout has already begun. Google Plus for iOS comes with a host of new features and the application is mainly for newer iOS versions (gadgets running iOS 6 and above). Google Plus comes specially optimised for the latest iPhone, iPhone 5.

The most notable function is the inclusion of Hangouts. Google replaced the popular GTalk or Google Messenger for chatting and Google has now integrated Hangouts with Google Plus. Users can now initiate a hang-out with a person directly by visiting their Plus profile. Hangouts can be used for chatting as well as for making calls over the social network. However, according to the description provided on the iTunes store, you might lost your data or chats saved over messenger. All previous chats can be downloaded and accessed from Google Takeout.

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The second important feature is the integration with Google Drive. Google Plus users can now edit and share images, files and documents directly from their Drive folder onto the social networking platform. The files can be shared over Cloud and the visibility can be restricted to a limited audience. Additionally, users can also take private back-up of images on Google Plus.

The third and the last feature is the inclusion of some cool photo editing apps. The new feature allows users some basic photo editing software to enhance images before posting them on the social network. It is not just new images that can be edited but even older images can be changed using the new magic wand!

Apart from the additions, Google has also made certain other changes to location data sharing, accessing Apps for business features, page switching, etc. While some of the moves were much needed and have gladly been accepted, the new update still seems to be riddled with some glitches as reviews on the iTunes store state.

We hope Google sorts out the new Plus as the social networking tool is definitely essential for Google to stay in the game. Also, with the shutdown of Google Latitude services and the push to Google Plus, Google better provide better features to save users from hunting elsewhere for alternate services.